I’m a high school teacher, and it is my experience that a principal’s job is 90% PR - put on a good face and cover the dumpster fire your school is.

I am not exaggerating when I say that parents don’t know 10% or what actually happens in schools regarding student behavior, grades, sports, etc. As a teacher, I honestly thought I’d go into the profession and make a difference, but there’s no defeating the politics of schooling.

Generally, most students are being left behind or forgotten because law and district policy makes it so that teachers have to babysit the 10% of students who can’t control themselves in a public setting. I feel like it’s a huge disservice to all students that one kid can hijack an entire class period and ruin the learning experience for the other 30.

How are you feeling about your child’s education? How involved are you in school policy?